Abstract

This dataset contains political preferences of Austrian citizens eligible to vote (age 16 and older) before (wave 1) and after (waves 2 and 3) the national parliamentary election on 29.9.2013. Telephone interviews (CATI) were conducted in the periods 5.8. – 27.9.2013 (wave 1), 1.10. – 4.11.2013 (wave 2) and 14.8. – 20.10.2015 (wave 3). The first wave is based on a rolling-cross-section design. For wave 1, 4011 respondents were randomly sampled and re-interviewed in wave 2 (n = 2607) and wave 3 (n = 1223).
Important variables are, among others, the most important political issues concerning the upcoming national electoral campaign and which party is most qualified to deal with them; party closeness and party identification; self- and party-placements on a left-right scale; a like-dislike-scale for parties and selected front-running politicians; probability of participating in the election and vote choice; contact with politicians and parties; coalition preferences; media usage and ways of seeking political information; and preferences on issues such as the financial and euro crisis, school, combating unemployment and corruption, immigration policy, and housing. Additional variables capture demographics, weights, and interview ratings.

Temporal Coverage

2013-08-05
/ 2013-09-27

wave 1

2013-10-01
/ 2013-11-04

wave 2

Geographic Coverage

Austria (AT)

Sampled Universe

Austrian citizens eligible to vote (age 16 and older)

Sampling

Probability Sample: Stratified Sample: Proportional

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview)

Data and File Information

Number of Variables:
609

Availability

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